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Tomes and Tales
Every book has a story – within in, and about it.
The Bridge – An Interview with J.S. Breukelaar
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Meera and her twin sister Kai are Mades—part human and part not—bred in the Blood Temple cult, which only the teenage Meera will survive. Racked with grief and guilt, she lives in hiding with her mysterious rescuer, Narn—part witch and part not—who has lost a sister too, a connection that follows them to Meera's enrollment years later in a college Redress Program. There she is recruited by Regulars for a starring role in a notorious reading series and is soon the darling of the lit set, finally whole, finally free of the idea that she should have died so Kai could have lived. Maybe Meera can be re-made after all, her life redressed. But the Regulars are not all they seem and there is a price to pay for belonging to something that you don't understand. Time is closing in on all Meera holds dear—she stands afraid, not just for but of herself, on the bridge between worlds—fearful of what waits on the other side and of the cost of knowing what she truly is.
As a guest writer for Meerkat Press' latest offering, Tomes and Tales has collaborated with the publishing house to feature this speculative fiction treat on its worldwide blog tour.
AN EXCERPT FROM THE BRIDGE
"After I wrote the story in Marvin's notebook, I wound my hair into a bun, pulled on a skirt and my thin coat and raced toward the bridge. I balked at the spot where the spiked claws—neither human nor animal—had crooked themselves around the rail. They were not there now—but I knew better than to trust either my faulty imagination or my crappy memory. Best just to pretend they never were. My feet kept moving and if my racing brain calibrated two dark smears at the lower edge of the railing, it stored the image for a rainy day.
I did not slow until I got to the other side.
A velvet mystery hung over the cobbled streets of Wellsburg, and it wrapped around me like a cloak. My whole being leaned into the history lurking around the corners, behind the walls, the listing road signs. My soul dipping into a cool clear stream of a reality that I could steal and make my own. I breathed in the truth of this place—smells of coffee and expensive perfume, and sounds of music and peals of laughter—and felt the cracks inside me fill with possibility.
I smiled.
Backlit water tumbled in the fountain at the center of the Quad. It was warmer on this side of the river, similar to September in the Rim, balmy yet with an edge to the breeze. The fickle nature of the weather had revved up my cough, and a few people looked up as I passed, curious maybe about what kind of weak constitution could be unwell on such a night as this? One look at me, at what I was, told them all they needed to know: cult survivor—endangered species. Their faces glowed with health and flawlessly applied makeup—lipstick that never smeared, mascara that never ran. Their expensive, casually assembled couture clung like a second skin. I felt like a plucked bird, a bad joke with my war paint and kohl-black wings, and I kept my head down."
INTERVIEW WITH J.S. BREUKELAAR
Unlike science fiction set in the future, and historical fiction set in the past, The Bridge envelops both genres within an alternative present. How did you work on the narrative through multiple timelines and genres?
With great difficulty! I knew that was what I wanted, as you say, a collision of genres that somehow sets the present off on an alternate path. So there was a lot of time spent exploring this self-generated place, working out those things that were the same as our present but slightly slant—like Halloween and college programs, and those things that were either futuristic, like the Augmented Reproductive Technology, or historical, like persecution of witches and medieval obstetrics. The timelines seemed to take care of themselves, although with multiple revisions—cuts and pastes, basically—some aspects did get a little tangled, and needed my editor's expert eye to fix.
2. Technological advancement, persecution of witches, patriarchal societies, cults – you have covered contemporary issues from different points of time. Was this a deliberate attempt to create a story addressing societal issues across centuries?
No. These issues are close to my heart and seem to figure in most of my work whether I want them to or not. The story always comes first.
3. The Bridge occupies different meanings throughout the novel – the bridge separating different categories of people, the bridge connecting the twins, bridges between past, present and future. What symbolism does it hold for you as a writer? Why that title?
I knew I was a writer from forever, but I really knew it standing on Blue Bridge at Reed College when I attended the Tin House summer writer's workshop in 2012. That was a transformative moment for me in a transformative experience. Over that week of workshopping, we crossed Blue Bridge over Reed Lake multiple times—drunk, sober, rushing, dawdling, chatting crying. It connected us to friendships formed in a moment that would last forever. It formed the backdrop to readings. It was where I stood along with a group of new friends and fellow travelers, like Meera, making beaver jokes and wanting that moment to last forever. I guess in a way, it has.
4. As a byproduct of the Forever Code, the Mades do not have memories and cannot lie, and Meera enlists Narn's help to create stories for her college course. As a writer, how do you bridge the gap between memory and imagination? How much do you use stories from your own life, where does creative thinking take over, and does research play a role?
Creative thinking takes over pretty much from the beginning—like many creative people, I'm a resident alien in my own life so I have to make up what I don't understand. But also research plays a huge role because I am a writer of speculative fiction, so the speculations have to be based on concrete reality. The question "what if?" implies difference—difference from what? To sameness. So you need to know your way around the sameness to be able to imagine difference.
5. Although a secondary character, Narn's importance as a storyteller is constantly mentioned. What are your thoughts on the art of oral storytelling versus written stories?
Like you say, it's an art. And there is always something both lost and gained in the transition from oral to written, and that's the bridge that Meera stands on.
6. The cover art is stark in its depiction of the bridge itself and someone walking with wings. What's the story behind the cover?
My extraordinary publisher managed to get the brilliant Luke Spooner to do it. I don't know how. He's very much in demand. I don't ask. I just say thank you and back out slowly trying not to bow too low to the ground. I love the cover.
7. Who are your literary influences? Any favorite books or authors you would recommend?
My literary influences are wide and change with every new book that wows me. Or film. Or series. Shirley Jackson, Mary Shelley. Aeschylus and Angela Carter and Henry James and Emily Dickenson and Poe and Leena Krohn and David Cronenberg and Kathryn Bigelow and Phoebe Waller Bridge and Vince Gilligan and Michaela Coel. I cannot recommend the other Angela—Slatter's—book, All the Murmuring Bones, highly enough. It's savvy and sassy and baroque. Paul Tremblay is a household name, deservedly so, but if you haven't read his early short fiction, or a Headful of Ghosts, you're missing out. William Gibson absolutely. Stephen Graham Jones is a huge inspiration and always has been. Kaaron Warren does horror like no one else working today. Kathe Koja and Sarah Read and Sarah Langan are all essential as are Brian Evenson and Michael Cisco and John Langan and Laird Barron and of course, Nathan Ballingrud. My friend Seb Doubinsky and I have had many conversations about writing out of place, and the (re)created dystopian world of his City States cycle is extraordinary.
THE BRIDGE by J.S. Breukelaar
GENRE: Speculative Fiction / Dark Fantasy
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Music New Alanis Morissette album coming in February 2004. "So-Called Chaos" features a more experimental style. "The album's title comes from a song of the same name that is one of Morissette's most adventurous. It begins a detached, looping vocal, and builds into a high-energy chorus in which Morissette sings, "I want to be naked running through the streets/I want to invite this so-called chaos that you think I dare not be," and then climaxes with a wall of distortion." I'm always concerned whenever I see 'wall of distortion' anywhere. I get visions of the Lou Reed album Metal Machine Man.
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Music Motown Meets the Beatles. Click through and hear The Four Tops cover Eleanor Rigby.
Life Why is it, having spent the best part of three hours tidying the place it doesn't look any different?
Art Next year's Pirelli Calendar is different.
"Knight approached a range of famous women and asked them to tell him their sexual fantasies, their dreams, their desires, which he would then interpret - using models - month by month in the calendar. A fascinating group of women responded to his request: authors Catherine Millet and Elizabeth Wurtzel, artist Tracey Emin, singers Bjork, Courtney Love and Marianne Faithfull, and actresses Catherine Deneuve, Emmanuelle Seigner, Liv Tyler and Isabella Rossellini, among others."
For some reason I'm reminded of the guy at my school who went around the girls in his class asking them to give him a kiss so that he could make a graph.
Music one of the disappointing aspects of Alex Park's material since leaving the Fame Academy is that outside the indomnitable brilliance of the single Maybe That's What It Takes, the clanging number of cover versions. We were all led to believe that she was going to offer something new counter to Will/Gareth rationalle. Christina Aguilera's Beautiful is a perfect item. Park's cover version (backed by what sounded like the other 'students') isn't. But reading this interview, you get the idea that she knows that:
"'They want to film me in the flat and driving the car, with me saying: 'Oh, I am so thankful for everything you have given me, where you have put me, ra ra ra.' But they need to understand that I am not inside the four walls of the Academy now. All I wanted from Fame Academy was a launch into the music industry. I couldn't give a toss about the flat and the car. Or the champagne, which is still in the fridge. I hate the stuff. It was the BBC's decision to give me these things and I am lucky to have them. But now I am out in the real world and I am struggling with it all. My flat is my sanctuary, the only bit of privacy I have got. They say that everyone wants to see me inside it, but I don't care.''"
Which sounds pretty subversive to me, especially since it's only been a few weeks since she won the thing. She should be careful who's hand your biting though.
TV Bit old, but I somehow managed to overlook this great review of the Linda Smith Room 101 from a couple of weeks ago....
"Starting off with pop at adults who read Harry Potter, her dogmatic but intellectually anorexic arguments failed to back up her choices spectacularly. Leaving aside the ridiculous (and risibly pathetic) notion that adults shouldn't read children's books, Smith revealed the paucity of her intellect by railing that those adults should instead be reading Madame Bovary. Just like the cerebral deadheads who argue along similar lines in The Big Read, the notion of "proper" books is bordering on the fascist. The conceit that Candide is superior to The Voyage of the Dawn Treader solely because it is a "proper book" is as tragic as it is fallacious. In the best of all possible worlds, one cannot even countenance this erroneous hypothesis. I've ploughed through Bovary and, God knows, it's dull beyond belief. It was, for me, one of those tomes that after reading you couldn't help but think that that was a slice of your life you'd never get back."
Somewhere along the line I realised I was never going to get around to reading much Dickens or Hardy and although it depressed my initially I eventually realised it was OK. Once I've finished this, I'm going to be reading this, this, this and this (some more). Variety feels more important somehow.
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Life It's been a while since I've felt totally relaxed but for some reason my Christmas shopping trip to Manchester today has evened me out all over. I took a day's flexi time from work and although I left and returned home at roughly the same time as the rest of the week, just having that midweek freedom was enough. To calm me down. So even the train delays, being swamped by teenagers at my table at Starbucks and my package of presents from Amazon still not arriving didn't seem to matter. Bliss.
Film There is no point writing a proper review of a film like The Matrix Revolutions. Anyone who's planning on seeing it should have seen it already and everyone else can just ignore me and go onto the next post. I'm going to be spoiling one or two things for you.
Three reasons why The Matrix Revolutions isn't all that disappointing:
(1) It's innovative. I know considering the lambasting it's been getting on other parts of the web this is a very strange statement, but would we really have been happy if the rest of the films had been exactly the same as the first film. We could all be sitting around now saying how passé bullet time is now and how we wish they were trying something new. By not including the effect in the same form since the first film we are allowed the chance to continue to marvel at that effect still. In this third film we are offered a film series of new ideas. For example, the final battle between Neo and Smith is probably the most powerful hand to hand combat sequence yet seen on film - were have we seen a whole city section being demolished in a battle between two combatants, in the rain?
(2) It's experimental. It might have been very easy to have a film still set largely in The Matrix again but we've seen that. We need to see something new. The defense of Zion is just that - and for me no less exciting or interesting. And it doesn't feature any of the main characters. Rather than following the model of so many other films which shoehorn the main characters into whatever is happening no matter how logical that is, the stars are allowed to go off and do there thing allowing the secondary characters to develop slightly. Some have seen this as a weakness, but it's really a strength. It shows the film maker's saying - bare with us - we want to show you this massive battle which we think you'll enjoy and we'll get back the Neo thing shortly.
(3) It's gung-ho. Forgoing all those really static talky scenes in Reloaded, the guns and fists do the talking here. The Merovingian tries it on again with one of his long speeches and gets the barrel end of a gun to his head. When someone has something to say they say it, rather than give an after dinner speech. It's rerfreshing.
And three reasons why it sucks...
(1) It's The Return of the Jedi. This is getting silly. In Reloaded, just as Leia, Han and the gang went off and did their thing on Cloud City while Luke learnt about becoming a Jedi, so Trinity and Morpheus went off looking for The Keymaster while Neo found out about the nature of being The One. In Revolutions, the film doesn't start properly until Trinity and Morpheus have rescued Neo from the waystation, like they went to save Han. Then everyone gets together for the final battle. Neo like Luke faces up to his biggest fear while on the planet Endor, sorry, Zion the Ewoks, sorry, humans fight off a force of insurmountable size until they don't have to because the lead ship is destroyed / rendered peaceful or inactive.
(2) One of the features of the first film was that we got a feel for The Matrix as a place. As Neo chased through the streets, we saw that this was a full on urban reality filled with human beings just trying to get by in their artificial environment. In this film the place lost all form. Yes, this was part of the story of Smith taking over, but the only inkling we got of anything changing were the monitors going on the blink. For the thread to follow through we needed to see the place in its various states of decay. And show Smith absorb the Oracle wasn't enough.
(3) What the hell happened to Neo? He allows himself to be absorbed by Smith and that's effectively the last we see of him. He stops being a human character with feelings and becomes a virus. Yes it fulfills the prophecies, but it's hardly satisfying. The final coda should be about him, the films were, I thought, about his journey. The last we see of him is being carted off by the machines. Having The Oracle saying "I don't think we've seen the last of him..." just isn't enough. They've left the door open and for some reason I feel cheated - there's nothing worse than a trilogy which decides it's going to be a franchise series after all.
... all of which said I did really enjoy much of it, and wouldn't be too cheesed if The Matrix 4 followed sometime in the future telling the story of Neo's resurrection and humanity and the machines trying to live in harmony and what actually happened to The Matrix next...
TV Some of the items in the BBC's Christmas line-up have sent a chill down my spine. Hold on while I put my radiator on ... that's better .... Do we really need:
"Hosted by Shane Richie, EastEnders Christmas Party will feature Liberty X, Lulu, Jo Brand, Suggs, Greg Rusedski and Richard E Grant for the best night's entertainment the Queen Vic has ever seen - with Mike Reid pulling pints behind the bar and Clarissa Dickson Wright serving up a Christmas feast."
[Oh the humanity. Shane Richie. Lulu. Suggs. REG, what are you doing mate? Remember when you used to appear in films?]
"Other comedy highlights include seasonal editions of My Family, Posh and Becks' Big Impression, Dame Edna - Live At The Palace, Absolutely Fabulous and French & Saunders"
[Or middle of the road sitcom, tired sketch show, tired comedian, tired sitcom, bound to do a Matrix skit this year. What the hell are they thinking?]
"BBC THREE's first Christmas schedule features the television premiere of Our House - The Musical featuring the music of the Eighties most prolific hitmakers - Madness."
[More Suggs then. You'll be comissioning a Night Fever revival next. Just another example of the new and innovative programming being offered by BBC3, along with the movies we've all seen a hundred times before, documentaries about Jerry Hall and Vinnie Jones, and reruns of The Office.]
"Comedy favourites on THREE include an episode of Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps - staged as a musical comedy extravaganza!"
[Because seeing Natalie Casey and Ralph Little singing is such a good idea. Moonlighting has a lot to answer for.]
About the only place where a chill wind doesn't blow is BBC4, and that's only because they'll be showing reruns of some very good old television ... except ...
"The channel will also explore a completely different musical area with country music from Dolly Parton and Nanci Griffith and an exclusive concert from Emmylou Harris."
[Why?]
TV I never actually watched Farscape (more fool me I know, but only so many hours in the day) but I'm still pleased that the series is returning as a wrap-up mini-series. Why? When I was researching for this article I read about the lengths the fans were going to attempting to get the show back on air, including developing and paying for TV ads. It's good to know they didn't completely waste their time.
History I've written many things in this thread at Metafilter regarding the JFK documentary shown on the BBC last night. Yes, Oswald was a lone gunman, acting alone. Who would have thought it ...
Film What are the chances of this actually being true? : "'Cameron was unhappy with his read-throughs,' our source said. 'Ashton did several and each one was worse and worse. Cameron even postponed production because he thought the readings would get better but they didn't. At one point, Cameron suggested that Ashton take acting lessons. Soon after that, they both decided it would be best if Ashton was not in the movie.'" Actually I didn't think he was so bad in Just Married, but that could have been Brittany Murphy making him look good ... [via Fark (you had to ask?)]
The Internet My digital IQ is 69. Although I gained ten points for having a wireless keyboard and a weblog with is linked by over five people. Odd accounting.
Books Unmemorable Book Openings #2 -- 'Doctor Who and The Daleks' by David Whitaker
"I stopped the car at last and let the fog close in around me. I knew I was somewhere on Barnes Common and I had a suspicious idea it was the most deserted part as well. A warm fire and the supper my landlady would have waiting for me seemed as far away as New Zealand. I wondered how long it would take me to walk home to Paddinton and the possible answer didn't do anything to cheer me up. A fitting end to an impossible day, I thought savagely.
"For a start, before breakfast, I'd torn my best sports jacket on a loose screw on the door of my room. It didn't help that I'd been putting off tightening it for weeks so I had nobody to blame but myself. Then later, after I'd driven all the way to Reigate for a job I was after as Assistant Research scientist at Donneby's the big rocket component firm, I found that a nephew of one of the directors had got the post and I'd made the journey for nothing. Now the fog and the prospects of a long, weart walk. I looked at my watch, delayed the decision as long a is possible. Nearly nine o'clock.
"Just as the second hand completed its minute, I heard the sound of running footsteps. Probably someone as lost as I was, I told myself, welcome for a delay from the final decision to begin walking. Suddenly, into the pallid glow of my headlights, a girl appeared. She stopped and I saw her hands moving slightly, and I could see her mouth opening to speak. I tore open the door and ran to her, catching her before she fell to the road..."
[Only really unmemorable for people who think that the series began with two teachers standing in for social services as they follow a strange young girl home to a junkyard to find out what her home life is like. Actually pretty memorable piece of writing if you know what it is. This offers a good explanation. Junkyard or Barnes Common, which do you think has the creepier opening? Well advised to pick up a copy at your local library for old times sake.]
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TV TV Cream's Doctor Who celebration is utterly brilliant. Too many great moments to list here but should be commended for somehow shoehorning references into their usual features...
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Blog! "On November 23, 1963, just a short time after president Kennedy was killed, Doctor Who was born." -- spatula That sums things up.
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BRAND X were often heralded as original pioneers in the Jam-Rock scene before there was a Jam-Rock scene. They originally came together by playing as the studio band for BRIAN ENO's "Another Green World" album together with Phil Collins (Drums), Percy Jones (Bass), Robert Fripp (Guitar), John Goodsall (Guitars), and a host of others. From that Jones & Goodsall formed BRAND X, and soon Phil Collins and Keyboardist Robin Lumley joined and began recording. That was way back in the late '70s, but shows were often limited to large festival dates opening for GENESIS etc.
Now Goodsall & Jones have reunited and are stronger than ever. This year's "REUNION TOUR" has been hailed by critics and fans as "Psycho-Sick-Good", and "Simply ridiculous — off the charts — Best show I've seen all year!", and a few curse words we can't mention here. A new live double CD has been released, "But Wait… There's More!" recorded January of 2017. At some of the recent shows guests coming to see them included members of Dream Theatre, Phish, King Crimson, etc.
BRAND X have masterful chops blended with catchy melodies and tons of highly improvised segments which pause briefly between songs for a few jokes from Goodsall as he channels Monty Python and other English wits. Cool show, fun guys, and a good time always had by all.
Brand X Tour Promo by Kensicope Pictures from Weinberger Media on Vimeo.
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Hometown Bar-B-Que opened in Red Hook, Brooklyn, in September 2013. We specialize in authentic, pit-smoked meats prepared in the classic Southern technique of smoking on oak wood. We also incorporate a variety of flavor profiles that represent our local communities.
Hometown also serves up a wide selection of traditional sides and dessert. Our two bars feature craft beers, a wide range of American whiskeys, seasonal cocktails and a selection of wines by the glass and bottle.
In classic barbecue style, we offer walk-up service to our counter on a first-come, first-served basis—until we sell out of that day's specially cooked offerings. To make the wait enjoyable, chat with fellow diners, order drinks from the bar and listen to live music on weekend nights.
After almost 20 years in the security and private protection field, during which he kept a close eye on some of the country's most public figures, Brooklyn native Billy Durney has fulfilled a longtime dream by taking the helm as pitmaster and owner at Hometown Bar-B-Que. Since first learning to smoke meat as a youngster during visits to his grandparents' cabin in rural Pennsylvania, Billy has spent years obsessing over his barbecue, traveling around the United States and abroad perfecting his techniques. Starting in the backyard, cooking for family and friends, he has now realized his lifelong passion for wood, fire and meat.
Billy can be found making the rounds at Hometown every night, stopping at every table to check on his guests. "I appreciate them coming here," he says. "That's the reason I work 80 hours a week."
As general manager for Hometown, Mitchell Rosen draws on a wealth of experience working in such New York culinary institutions as the Grand Central Oyster Bar, City Crab and Bubby's. A self-described "people person," Mitchell oversees all operations at Hometown from the kitchen to the live music program.
Rosen began his higher education at University at Albany, SUNYAlbany before his love of cooking led him to the Culinary Institute Of America, where he graduated with honors in 1994. From there, he trained as a sommelier but found himself increasingly drawn out of the kitchen and into management.
As Pit Boss for Hometown, Michael Conlon leads the pit crew through long nights of sitting on fires and smoking our barbecue. He draws on his experience as a former cook at some of New York City's great restaurants, including CraftBar, Chanterelle, and Franny's.
After leaving his former career in the Radio and Record industry, Michael turned to his first passion, food. It wasn't until he began cooking with wood that his passion found its direction. Having cooked with wood burning ovens and grills, Michael jumped at he chance to finally cook proper barbecue.
Michael began his higher education at Brooklyn College CUNY before attending The Art Institute of New York, where he graduated in 2004.
What type of Bar-B-Que do you serve?
We serve Brooklyn style barbecue. We apply authentic southern cooking techniques and use only wood to cook. After the smoking process, we manipulate flavors to create dishes that represent the flavor profiles found in the diverse, multicultural city of Brooklyn. Some examples include our Vietnamese Wings, Caribbean Jerk Baby Back Ribs, Lamb Belly Banh Mi, Oaxacan-Style Tacos and Fried Korean Sticky Ribs.
While the line can be intimidating, we hope it can also be welcoming. At our busiest times, the line can take over an hour, but the wait for pit-smoked barbecue is part of the culture and experience we hope you'll enjoy at Hometown. It's our goal to keep you informed and occupied while you wait, so grab a drink from the bar or from a server and make the line worth it. We ensure that you get fresh cut-to-order meats and our carvers and cashiers are there to guide you through any questions you have.
Our meats are sourced from some of the best small family owned farms in America as well as local farms here in the New York and New Jersey areas.
How much Food do you recommend ordering per person?
The carvers and cashiers can help with quantities when ordering. We do not offer platters, samplers or combo plates, but we do recommend dining in groups and ordering a la carte from the menu to get a variety of items to your liking.
Our mac & cheese, coleslaw, potato salad, whiskey sour pickles, cornbread and sauces are all vegetarian.
Everything on our menu is gluten free except our cornbread, mac & cheese, hot & sweet sauce and our wings.
Who do I contact for Music Bookings?
Yes. Generally, if there is a New York sporting event it will be on the screens. We try our best to stay in tune to what is going in all sports areas but we are not a sports bar.
Can I order take out?
Yes. Takeout orders are accommodated at the counter. Please tell your carver you would like your order to go and it will be packed up for you. We do not accept takeout orders over the phone or through email.
While we do not deliver, we do offer offsite catering for groups of 45 or more. For more information, check out the Catering and Events section.
Do you book private parties?
We offer limited in-house events, and full service off-site catering to fit your needs. For more information please check out the catering section.
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The third annual Pensacola Memorial Day concert that was postponed because of Subtropical Storm Alberto has been re-scheduled.
The third annual Pensacola Memorial Day concert that was postponed because of Subtropical Storm Alberto has been re-scheduled for Saturday.
The free concert will be held at the Ashmore Auditorium on the Pensacola State College campus. Performances will take place at both 6:30 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Seating in the auditorium is limited and tickets may be reserved at the college ticket office or by calling 850-484-1847. There is a limit of four tickets per order.
The ticket office will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, and again at 5:30 p.m. Saturday.
The program will be directed by Don Snowden, of the Pensacola Civic Band, and will include a number of patriotic selections.
Frank Emond, a Pearl Harbor survivor who recently celebrated his 100th birthday, will be the guest conductor for the band's performance of "The Stars and Strips Forever."
For more information, visit www.pensacolaremembers.org.


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Snow and flight delay
March 23, 2006 July 10, 2008 - by Khoobg - 3 Comments.
When we travelled to Hokkaido in early February, we touched down in Japan via Narita Airport and we saw a group of tourist protesting. We later came to know that Narita Airport was closed for two days due to heavy snowing and many missed their flight and were not able to leave Japan as everyone were fighting for the available seats to leave Tokyo after the airport reopen. The heavy snow caught Narita unprepared and the airport authority simply did not have sufficient equipment to clear the thich layer of snow from the aircraft fast enough. On the day that we are leaving Hokkaido via Chitose Airport 新千歳空港, snow has apparently start very early in that morning and when we walk to the check in counter from airport hotel, we were immediately told that all flight were cancelled during to snow. We were told to come back at 10am to check and we head back to hotel to relax. By 11am, we were still at the hotel waiting for news but we had to check out and leave for the terminal again to wait. By that time, we know by then that we will miss our connecting flight to leave Japan via Narita at 2:00pm. The wait turned out to be a long one. Many arrangement were made to leave Japan via other place such as Kansai International Airport (Osaka) but non of them materailize as snowing continue till later afternoon. The airport was full with tourist and business traveller and tension run higher and higher as the delay continue. By late evening, a group of Hong Kong tourist started their protest at the airport while others continue to relax and wait. Knowing that there will not be sufficient seat available to all to leave Chitose, many had to leave the airport to look for accomodation else where and try their luck on the next day. We waited at the airport and finally managed to catch a late flight to Tokyo and check into airport hotel in Narita. On reaching Narita next morning, we were not able to get a direct flight back to KLIA and had to grap the available seat to Singapore and still not sure if we are able to get any seat to fly from Changi to KLIA. We were lucky to find out in Singapore that some shuttle flight seat from Singapore to KLIA were available and we managed to fly back to KLIA on the same day. All in all, the trip from Hokkaido to home took almost two full days but those are the things that we had to face when we travelled to snow country 🙂
Send $$$: PayPal to offer paying by text message
March 23, 2006 July 10, 2008 - by Khoobg - Leave a Comment
Online payment company PayPal is preparing to offer a service that will let consumers make purchases or money transfers using simple text messaging via mobile phones, the company said on Wednesday. The move by PayPal, a unit of online auctioneer eBay, marks a big step in bridging the worlds of e-commerce and the physical world of brick-and-mortar stores by giving consumers a pay-as-you-go option via phones, analysts said. The service, known as PayPal Mobile, will be launched in the next couple of weeks in the United States, Canada and Britain. Other markets worldwide will follow for the world's biggest online payments service. "PayPal is going to be launching a mobile-payments product," PayPal spokeswoman Sara Bettencourt told Reuters. Full Article
China's Shocking Dog and Cat Fur Trade
Someone sent us a video obtained from the following URL and that video is one that I can only watch halfway and no further. Killing dogs and cat for fur trade in China is shocking and cruel. To stop the killing, all must refrain from buying and wearing fur. "Man's best friend" killed for fur? It's not just a bad dream. PETA recently conducted an undercover investigation into the Chinese dog and cat fur trade to show you what the industry is so desperate to hide. Even our veteran investigators were horrified at what they found: Millions of dogs and cats in China are being bludgeoned, hanged, bled to death, and strangled with wire nooses so that their fur can be turned into trim and trinkets. This fur is often deliberately mislabeled as fur from other species and is exported to countries throughout the world to be sold to unsuspecting customers in retail stores. China supplies more than half of the finished fur garments imported for sale in the United States, so the bottom line is that because dog and cat fur is so often mislabeled, if you're buying fur, there's no way to tell whose skin you're wearing. Dog and Cat Fur Trade
Dog / Travel
Siberian Husky in Hokkaido
While we were in Hokkaido last month, one of the thing we wanted to try was the Dog Sled pulled by Siberian Husky. However, the weather was not on our side as snowing was extremely heavy that prohibit any outdoor activity on that day. Some of the pictures take are as below:-
Yahoo launches instant-message phone in U.S.
Yahoo on Tuesday said it is launching a service in the United States that lets people make phone calls through the company's instant messaging software. Available in several other countries since December, the service allows people to make calls from their computers for 2 cents a minute or less to the top 30 national phone markets, including the United States. The "Phone Out" service also allows calls from computers to regular phones at varying rates to a total of 180 countries. Using instant messaging for phone calls is one of the latest ways that technology companies are finding cheaper ways to allow people to talk all over the world without relying on traditional phone networks. "Right now the competition is just about cheap voice calls," Forrester Research analyst Maribel Lopez said. Undercutting Skype? The move also attempts to undercut rates offered by Skype, a similar service offered by eBay. Yahoo Messenger with Voice rates average between 20 percent and 30 percent lower than those charged by Skype to many major markets outside the United States, according to a comparison furnished by Yahoo. Full Story via News.com Another quick move by Yahoo to win competition in view of the success of Skype and many other up and coming VOIP services
DOG-GONE IT!
DOG-GONE IT! Malay Mail, 10 Mar 2006 HERE are some of the Shah Alam City Council (MBSA) dog licensing regulations that will be amended and enforced from April 1: * Dog owners will have to pay RM20 for a dog license (covering processing fee and microchip) instead of RM60 annually. * The annual dog licensing fee will be fixed at RM20. Senior citizens aged 56 and above will only pay RM10 and the fee will be waived for the handicapped (provided they show their disability card during applications). * Owners with intermediate terrace houses can keep dogs provided they have the written consent of their neighbors (to their left and right). However, existing licensed dog owners DO NOT need such consent. * Existing licensed dog owners who acquired their licenses from other local authorities shall continue to use those licenses until they expire. * Rottweilers are no longer banned in Shah Alam. However, those who want to adopt this breed as pets must obtain special approval from the State Veterinary Department. * There are seven breeds of dogs that are banned in Shah Alam — the Akita, American Bulldog, Dogo Argentino, Fila Braziliero, Japanese Tosa, Neopolitan Mastiff and Pit Bull Terrier/American Pit Bull/Saffonshire Bull Terrier. This is definitely good news for dog owners in Shah Alam area. Owners with intermediate terrace houses can keep dogs provided they have the written consent of their neighbors (to their left and right). However, existing licensed dog owners DO NOT need such consent.
Phone / Web
VOIP Stunt
I have been trying out VOIP Stunt via PC and it works great. VOIP Stunt currently offer unlimited call the land lines in Malaysia, UK, USA and Australia and to enjoy the free call and low call rates to many countries, I have purchased and installed a Linksys ATA Adaptor and configure it to work with VOIP Stunt. The Linksys ATA offer two lines and each line can configure to work with one VOIP Stunt Account and by connecting these two lines to the keyphone system in the office, fellow office workers will be able to call using them and hence enjoy substantial saving especially on calls to other cities in Malaysia. We have so far tested with two lines with one streamyx connection account and the quality is extremely good. Not to forget that to enjoy those free calls, there is a need to make a payment of 10 Euro per VOIP Stunt account that will last you up to four months if you do not make calls to places that VOIP Stunt charge minimal fee.
Another race to forget for Kimi Raikkonen
Sepang F1 race is surely another race to forget for Kimi. Kimi went only as far as 5th corner and was brought out by Red Bull Racing's Christian Klien. The impact caused his MP4-21's rear suspension to fail, which sent him careening off the track and into the barriers, ending his race. Renault confirmed their superiority in both engine reliability and speed. Honda also proved to be faster than Mc Laren and in the process, Jenson proved to be better driver than Barrichello so far. Ferrari is just not fast enough and they are have engine reliability problem to solve for the next few races, something rarely happen in the Ferrari camp. It looks like to be another great year for the Renault team and Mc Laren surely playing catch up again. If Mc Laren does not close the gap in next two races, the 2005 scenario will repeat itself. William's Cosworth engine simply still not good enough for the whole race, something Cosworth need to solve very quickly.
Ferrari agree to drop 'flexy' wing
Ferrari agree to stop using the flexy wing that many claim to increase their speed on the straight from next race in two weeks time in Australia following the protest from 8 F1 teams. Ferrari have agreed to scrap their 'flexy' rear wing ahead of the Australian Grand Prix following a quiet word from the FIA. The FIA were forced into action regarding the Italian outfit's rather flexible, and therefore illegal, rear wing after receiving a letter of protest from Ferrari's rivals. Eight teams are believed to have signed the letter, with Red Bull, who use Ferrari engines, and Toro Rosso, RBR's B-team, the only exceptions. According to reports, Ferrari have now conceded that they had misinterpreted the regulations governing the cars' wings and had assured their rivals that they would use modified wings at the next race, the Australian GP. And in return, the eight teams have agreed not to protest the outcome of today's Malayasian GP, which they had threatened to do prior to Ferrari's compliance. The FIA have also committed to do a thorough check on whatever wing the Italian outfit brings to Melbourne in two week's time. Full Story
Google / Web
Google Launched Video Player
Google has launched Google Video Player 1.0.1.0 which can be downloaded at http://video.google.com/playerdownload.html Features of the Video Player as below:- Watch videos downloaded from Google Video Browse scenes within a video using thumbnails Skip to anywhere in the video, even if that portion hasn't downloaded yet Sit back and watch videos in full screen mode Resume video downloads automatically
Before the race in Bahrain, there has been many reports that Honda is having the most powerful engine and Mc Laren is facing problem with their reliability and lack of power of the Mercedes engine. Now the the Bahrain race completed, the reliability problem of the Mc Laren is obviously still here and that contribute to the breakdown of the silver arrow during the qualifying session. With that Kimi had to start from the tail end of the race. His impressive drive to finish 3rd, with merely 19 seconds from top two finishers, is a prove that Mc Laren car really has the speed and power to match both the Ferrari and Renault. This is definitely good news to Mc Laren's fans. It now look like 5 teams are in the running for the top title. They are Renault, Ferrari, Mc Laren, Honda, BMW-Sauber Team. Super Aguri Team is definitely not ready for the race as they are obviously very slow Results 01 F. Alonso Renault 1:29:46.206 10 02 M. Schumacher Ferrari + 1.246 8 03 K. R�ikk�nen McLaren + 19.360 6 04 J. Button Honda + 19.992 5 05 JP. Montoya McLaren + 37.048 4 06 M. Webber Williams + 41.932 3 07 N. Rosberg Williams + 1:03.043 2 08 C. Klien Red Bull + 1:06.771 1 09 F. Massa Ferrari + 1:09.907 10 D. Coulthard Red Bull + 1:15.541 11 V. Liuzzi Scuderia Toro Rosso + 1:25.997 12 N. Heidfeld BMW + 1 laps 13 S. Speed Scuderia Toro Rosso + 1 laps 14 R. Schumacher Toyota + 1 laps 15 R. Barrichello Honda + 1 laps 16 J. Trulli Toyota + 1 laps 17 T. Monteiro Midland F1 + 2 laps 18 T. Sato Super Aguri + 4 laps Did not finish 19 Y. Ide Super Aguri + 20 laps 20 J. Villeneuve BMW + 28 laps 21 G. Fisichella Renault + 36 laps 22 C. Albers Midland F1 + 57 laps
Visit to Rusutsu Ski Resort, Hokkaido
One of the highlights during our visit to Hokkaido was the visit to Rusutsu Ski Resort. A popular ski resort that attract skiier from all over the world. There are plenty of ski activities at the resort and visitors to the resort get a chance to learn and try skiing. Those who do not wish to ski can enjoy the hot spring bath which is very popular in valcanic area of Japan as well as doing shopping at more that 30 stores situated at various wings of the resorts. We spent one afternoon and the next morning at the resort but we were not able to visit much places or doing anything outdoor the next morning as it was again snowing heavily. We made the right decision to travel on the southern part of Hokkaido this time as we later learnt that those who had chosen to go for the ice breaking cruise at the north faced some problem with snow as the heavy downpour made their visit to certain places not possible.
Dog Park – Good news for dog lovers
March 8, 2006 July 10, 2008 - by Khoobg - 2 Comments.
The Datuk Bandar said City Hall had also identified a 0.4ha site at a corner of the park to be turned into a place where dog lovers could bring their pets to while they exercised in the area. "They can exercise with their dog. We will have to fence up the place in case the dogs are unleashed. We will contract out the place, so users will pay for the services rendered by the provider," he said. Full Article


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Friendly "Siege Of China"? U.S. Submarines Reach Asian Ports
By Li Jing
Global Research, July 06, 2010
Global Times 6 July 2010
https://www.globalresearch.ca/friendly-siege-of-china-u-s-submarines-reach-asian-ports/20041
Three of the largest submarines of the US Seventh Fleet surfaced in Asia-Pacific ports last week, the South China Morning Post reported Monday.
The appearance of the USS Michigan in Pusan, South Korea, the USS Ohio in Subic Bay, the Philippines, and the USS Florida in the strategic Indian Ocean outpost of Diego Garcia was a show of force not seen since the end of the Cold War, the paper said, adding that the position of those three ports looks like a siege of China.
The report came as the US and South Korea announced early June a joint military exercise in the Yellow Sea amid mounting tension on the Korean Peninsula.
On June 28, South Korea postponed the anti-submarine drill, originally planned to run last month, to July, to ensure US attendance, globalresearch.ca reported.
Beijing has objected to the proposed war game that may involve US carriers.
General Ma Xiaotian, deputy chief of general staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA), said that the location of the drill is very close to Chinese territorial waters.
Xu Guangyu, a senior researcher at the China Arms Control and Disarmament Association, told the Global Times that the alleged military operation would not only escalate tension between the two Koreas, but also exert negative influence on Sino- US military relations.
"The joint military drill is not an irreplaceable measure for Washington to support Seoul on punishing Pyongyang over the alleged torpedoing of the warship Cheonan," he said.
"China's position on the Yellow Sea issue demonstrates its resolution to safeguard national rights and interests," said Xu Guangqian, a military strategist at the PLA Academy of Military Sciences. "It also reflects that China is increasingly aware of the fact that its strategic space has confronted threats from other countries."
Meanwhile, the US strengthened its relations with other allied countries in the Pacific region by conducting another war game.
The Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC 2010), which is hosted and managed by the US Navy, launched June 23 as ships, aircraft and military personnel from 14 nations poured into Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, to participate, suite101.com reported.
The exercises will be conducted until August 1.
Meanwhile, Russia's Vostok-2010 military exercises in Siberia and the country's far east kicked off June 29 and will continue until July 8.
Analysts suggest that the concentration of military drills at the current time is not just a coincidence, but represents the uneasiness of some regional powers amid the rise of China.
Copyright © Li Jing, Global Research, 2010


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Penticton brewery reneges on pledge to not enforce vaccine passports, owner apologizes
By Shelby Thom Global News
Updated September 25, 2021 1:37 pm
2:45 B.C. government unveils 'vaccine passport' system
WATCH: The B.C. government has unveiled the process to get a vaccination card, which will be necessary as of Sept. 13 to get into thousands of non-essential businesses – Sep 7, 2021
One of Penticton's most popular breweries and eateries that vowed not to enforce B.C.'s vaccine passport system is reneging on that pledge and now promising to follow the rules.
Bad Tattoo Brewing posted on its Facebook page that as of Saturday, Sept. 25, it will start checking customer's proof of vaccination for dine-in service.
"I sincerely apologize to everyone," owner Lee Agur wrote.
Agur posted the day prior that the restaurant was moving to a counter-service and take-out model only, but appears to have flip-flopped again.
"I was trying to be inclusive and make a safe space for everyone to be able to enjoy as that is what the hospitality industry is about, so we went to counter service only like the fast-food establishments, cafes, food courts and cafeterias that many people currently feel safe in and are not requiring vaccine passports."
Read more: Some businesses publicly defying B.C.'s vaccine passport program
"We are all concerned, vaccinated or not. Many are losing compassion, empathy, understanding, and patience, our country is very divided, and these are other tragedies that are trending the wrong way."
Agur also said he would step down from management of Bad Tattoo "for awhile" and allow the restaurant to return to normal service.
Agur sent a statement to the media on Aug. 26, two weeks before the implementation of B.C.'s new vaccine mandate for non-essential businesses, stating the restaurant would not comply.
2:49 Bubble zones and injunctions considered after anti-vaccine protestors enter schools in Salmon Arm
"Vaccine passports are unconstitutional. By enforcing something like the vaccine passport my business is at risk of breaking the law and we could get sued," Agur claimed.
Global Okanagan has reached out to the Interior Health Authority (IHA) to determine if the business was threatened with fines for non-compliance.
Read more: Security company sees bump in demand amid rollout of B.C. vaccine passport
While most eligible businesses in B.C. are enforcing customer proof of vaccination, a handful remains defiant, claiming the mandate is discriminatory.
B.C. premier John Horgan said on Thursday that he is disappointed by the actions of some business owners, but doesn't believe "wagging fingers" is the answer.
2:34 Interior Health loosens COVID-19 restrictions for vaccinated people
"What we need to do is to remind those businesses that 3.1 million British Columbians is a really big part of the market," Horgan said of the number of vaccinated British Columbians.
"For those who want to skirt the rules, either by disregarding the passport as a provider of non-essential services, there will be consequences for that, but in terms of enforcement, we were working with communities and health authorities and regions to find the best way to do that."
Read more: COVID-19: Penticton eatery brings in mandatory staff vaccines in wake of 'moral dilemma'
Horgan said the provincial government isn't taking a heavy-handed approach and would prefer that "common sense" prevail.
The vaccine card went into effect on Sept. 13, as the province aims to curtail cases and hospitalizations in the fourth wave of the pandemic.
Anyone ages 12 and up who wants access to a range of non-essential indoor services must show proof of at least one dose of vaccine, with a second shot required by Oct. 24.
2:44 Okanagan businesses bracing for vaccine passport
The digital or paper vaccine card is required at settings like ticketed sports events, concerts, restaurants, bars, nightclubs, casinos, gyms and movie theatres.
The card is not required at grocery and liquor stores, pharmacies, fast food restaurants, salons, hotels, banks, retail stores, food banks and shelters.
The vaccine card, which will be in place until at least Jan. 31, is one way the province is trying to keep the economy open and avoid the stricter lockdowns and closures enacted earlier in the year.
According to data released by the BC Centre for Disease Control, the vaccination rates in Penticton and Summerland are at 85 to 87 per cent.
As of Friday, 87.5 per cent of eligible people aged 12-plus in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 80 per cent received their second dose.
There are 5,979 active cases of COVID-19 in the province and 174,281 people who tested positive have recovered.
Of the active cases, 319 individuals are in hospital and 149 are in intensive care.
2:03 COVID-19: Vaccine card no longer in place in B.C.
COVID-19: Vaccine card no longer in place in B.C.
Okanagan restaurateurs welcome the lifting of the vaccine passport mandate
Global News Peterborough Update 2: April 1, 2022
Changes coming to B.C.'s COVID vaccine passport on April 8
Global News Morning Peterborough: HKPR Medical Officer of Health urges caution as restrictions ease
Kingston residents react to end of vaccination passport on March 1
Global News at 6 Saskatoon: Feb. 18
Employment lawyer sheds insight on pandemic workplace problems
Calls to maintain Quebec's vaccination passport
Global News Morning headlines: February 17, 2022
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Longtime CBC journalist, editor dead after random assault in Toronto


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On February 5, Robert Orsi, the Grace Craddock Nagle Chair in Catholic Studies with appointments in the departments of Religious Studies and History at Northwestern University, spoke in the department on "The Problem of Presence in Modern Religion and Its Study," which is the subject of his forthcoming book, History and Presence, which will appear later this month from Harvard University Press.
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Baby girl Charlie weighed in at a healthy 2.75kg and she is the first child of bank officer Choong Yong Thai, 31, and his 29-year-old optometrist wife Chua Si Qi.
The Singaporean couple dated for about 10 years before tying the knot on Sept 25, 2016.
Ms Chua was in labour for about four hours on Christmas Eve, before giving birth to Charlie through natural delivery on Tuesday (Dec 25).
Speaking to The Straits Times via a phone call from the hospital, Mr Choong said that he was not expecting Charlie to be a Christmas baby, much less to enter the world at precisely midnight, as his wife had been due to deliver on Dec 30.
"If anything, we thought she might be a New Year's Eve baby instead," he added.
Ms Chua first experienced contractions at around 4am on Christmas Eve, but these eased during the day.
However, later in the evening, just as the couple were deciding whether they should order dinner in, Ms Chua had another round of contractions.
They decided to ring their doctor first and were off to the hospital at around 8pm.
Mr Choong said that as he and his wife do not usually celebrate Christmas, they are happy and excited that there will now be a reason to celebrate every Dec 25.
He added: "This is the best gift that we can possibly receive for Christmas."
Just four seconds after baby Charlie gave her first cry, Mr Ibrahim Mohamed Ridwan and Ms Canete Eunice Sara Clave also welcomed their bundle of joy, Mohamed Hanif, at the same hospital.
Weighing 3.265kg, Hanif was delivered naturally after his 27-year-old Filipino mother went through five hours of labour.
The baby boy is the second child of Mr Ibrahim, who works in the operations team in an oil and gas company, and Ms Clave, a housewife. The couple also have a two-year-old son.
Mr Ibrahim told ST on Tuesday that Hanif was meant to be a Boxing Day baby.
But on the morning of Christmas Eve, the Singaporean's wife complained about having some discharge, though she did not feel any strong contractions.
The couple, who had already packed their bags for the hospital, decided to take a walk and do some window shopping at Thomson Plaza, as it was not too far away from the hospital.
Soon enough, Ms Clave felt she was ready to deliver and they rushed to the hospital at about 6pm, he said.
He said that they were excited to welcome their baby son "after waiting for nine long months".
About 1½ months ago, the couple settled on the name Hanif, as they felt its meaning embodied their hopes for their newborn son.
Said Mr Ibrahim: "Hanif means being upright and being religious. So we hope that he can grow up to be a strong and religious person, who is of good character."
Mount Alvernia Hospital's director of nursing Shirley Tay presented both parents with hampers and gifts, including breastfeeding products and baby diapers.
Ms Tay said: "We are always delighted when we deliver a new baby into this world... We wish all babies good health and a blessed journey in life."
Other babies that were born on Christmas day include little Eleanor Luna Wirawan, who was delivered at the National University Hospital at 2.42am.
Eleanor weighed in at 2.66kg and measured 49cm.
She is the second child of Indonesian parents Malvin Surya Wirawan, a 37-year-old finance manager, and his wife Khoo You Yun, 33.
The couple, who are Singapore permanent residents, were surprised to see the same anaesthetist doctor who helped them with the first child six years ago.
Over at Thomson Medical Centre, the first Christmas baby - a girl - was delivered at 3.43am.
The girl is the third child of Singaporean parents Renee Wong and Mark Lim, both 41.
Madam Wong, a manager, had carried her baby girl for 40 weeks and her expected delivery date was on Christmas Eve.
Mr Lim is an associate lecturer at Ngee Ann Polytechnic.
Their child weighed 3.355kg at birth and measured 50cm.


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Elon Musk arrives to disrupt flexible working for Twitter employees
The business owner like You're here Yes SpaceX already owns the social network Twittera question that worries the company's workers, who are waiting for a major change in their corporate culture.
The purchase took a long time. The billionaire agreed to buy Twitter in April and then try to terminate the deal in July. The social network sued Musk, which led to several months of legal wrangling until the businessman finally confirmed earlier this month that he would buy the company at the price originally agreed: 44 billion.
The journalist from Business InternKali Hays previously reported in April that Twitter employees were concerned about possible change of ownershipbecause the style of leadership could vary greatly: the organization led by Musk could be very different from the one they knew, with a flexible and inclusive culture.
The billionaire's leadership style is "authoritative and defiant", says the corporate culture expert and author of the book empathy works(Empathetic Works), Sophie Wade.
"Implement this authoritative leadership on Twitter It's not going to be a good fit and it's going to be a big contrast to their openness and flexible mindset, which is a big part of social media culture right now, so that would be quite shocking." Business Intern.
Although Musk is considered one of the most inspiring tech executives in Silicon Valleythe entrepreneur himself has described himself as a "micromanager", a boss who tries to be more active than the most active of bosses.
This approach appears to be supported by Tesla workers, who in 2018 described their corporate culture as intense company culture. exhaustion philosophyeven comparing it to a "sect".
Twitter, on the contrary, has been ranked as one of the best places to work in the world, according to its own ratings on Glassdoor. The company has permanent work-from-home policies in place for its staff during the pandemic and its own job portal states that they seek to "give all Tweeps [como la organización llama a sus trabajadores] the greatest flexibility".
Questions remain over whether Musk plans to implement a company-wide workforce restructuring plan. So far, he has reportedly fired 4 senior executives already, including Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal.
Elon Musk already owns Twitter: his first move was to fire CEO Parag Agrawal and 3 other key managers
Some Twitter employees signed an open letter opposing any cuts, saying, "A threat to Twitter employees is a threat to Twitter's future.
Wade maintains that he is concerned about the management of the social network and its corporate culture, since, in the case of the CEO of Tesla, he is someone who "doesn't seem to come with the same kind of mindset inclusive and open." The expert admits to being concerned about the impact Musk will have on the culture and on the flexibility that employees of the company "enjoy at the moment".
These are some of the perks enjoyed by the Twitter workforce today that could change with the rise of the entrepreneur.
1. Labor reconciliation
The former CEO of Twitter, Jack Dorsey, once pointed out that working through the night and never taking a day off is old-fashioned, and went on to acknowledge that working 20 hours a day like Elon Musk fearsduring a podcast episode The meeting room: outside the office.
"Twitter is one of the best companies in terms of culture," an anonymous developer of the social network recently admitted to fortune. This developer said management advised employees not to send work-related emails after 8 p.m. or before 9 a.m.
"Dear Twitter advertisers": Elon Musk explains why he bought the social network and criticizes traditional media
One of workers' biggest fears is that Musk "could turn the work environment into something like Tesla," the developer added.
Instead, the so-called "Tesla life" seems to be encouraging its employees to put business above all elsecreating an overtime culture, Burnout and fear, several company employees told Business Intern in 2018.
The current owner of Twitter is also known to have "become very angry" when employees at his first company did not continue to work after 9 p.m. Musk is also known to have slept on occasion on the grounds of the Tesla factory.
2. Flexible work policies
Twitter, on the other hand, is known for its generous and flexible work policies.
In March, the company reopened its offices to its workers and its CEO, until yesterday, Parag Agrawal, tweeted"It's where you feel most productive and creative that you'll work and that includes telecommute full time forever".
"They've really embraced the kind of flexibility in the workplace that relies on individual customization and understanding each individual. In order to do their best, everyone is allowed to personalize their day," the culture expert points out. 'company.
Elon Musk's fortune plummeted by 110 trillion in less than a year, but he remains the richest person in the world
Musk, however, isn't exactly a fan of the remote work.
In June, he ordered Tesla employees back to the office, saying in an email that "everyone" must spend "at least 40 hours a week in the office." "The office should be where your co-workers are, not in some pseudo-remote office. If you don't show up, we'll assume you quit", specifies the press release.
Wade says the employer's "work out or quit" orders seem to "represent a big disconnect" from the kind of work environment that has been set up in the social network's offices.
During a video call with Twitter employees in June, Musk answered some questions from staff, according to The edge. Asked about remote working policies, he assured that "if there is someone who can only work remotely and that is an exceptional case, it wouldn't make sense to fire him".
It was Elon Musk's first day at Twitter headquarters: with one of his children in tow and having to explain his plans to the doubting employees
The author and corporate culture expert says, yes, Musk is a "visionary" on what he built with Tesla and SpaceX.
"is able to create a vision and convince people to make that vision a reality," says Wade. "Some of these ideas can connect people to an incredible purpose and mission, and it can be so inspiring that other things don't matter.
The expert adds that this "vision" is part of the reason why people continue to work at Tesla despite being in a hostile environment.
"I don't know what truly innovative, disruptive, innovative vision you can bring to Twitter that a change in your company culture or work policies would be able to offset. his most authoritative way of leadingWade anticipates.


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Key Vista Nature Park
Key Vista Nature Park covers 101 acres a;long the Gulf coast just south of Rocky Creek. The park derives its name from the unobstructed view it offers of Anclote Key, which lies about four miles off the coast. From the observation tower you can see all the way from the Anclote light to the north tip of Anclote Island.
Bordered on the east and south by Baillies Bluff Road, the Park has 1,600 feet of frontage on the Gulf of Mexico. The northern boundary is Rocky Creek, and Sleep Lagoon. There are short sections of white sandy beaches along the Gulf side of the park, although swimming is not safe due to numerous oyster beds just offshore.
There are about 1½ miles of easy trails in the Park, divided into several loops. The most interesting hike follows a trail north from the parking area to Rocky Creek, west to the Gulf shore, then north along the beach to the observation tower. Return is via a trail that winds through the forested area of the Park. There is also a trail that leads to a boardwalk across the salt marsh that connects to Anclote Gulf Park ... just to the south of Key Vista. Hiking in the Park is particularly pleasant due to the trails being ninety percent shaded.
Many endangered and threatened species are know to exist in Key Vista Nature Park, most notably a pair of nesting bald eagles. The next is in the middle south portion of the Park. There are no trails in the vicinity of the eagle's nest since a 750 foot buffer area is observed. However, the next may be viewed from Baillies Bluff Road along the south boundary of the Park.
Picnic tables and benches are placed at several different locations in the Park. Restrooms are available near the parking area. There is a three story wooden observation tower near the beach that looks out onto the Gulf of Mexico.
Pasco County Parks & Recreation Dept. website for Key Vista Nature Park
Park brochure and trail map


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Flavorful, satisfying and SO easy to put together, these Chipotle and Lime Vegan Burritos are perfect for a sit-down dinner or a grab-and-go meal.
A little smoky, mildly spicy, with a hint of mouth-watering tang…that's the best way to describe these Chipotle and Lime Vegan Burritos. This scrumptious recipe is from Sophia DeSantis' new cookbook Vegan Burgers and Burritos and she gave me permission to share it on Vegan Huggs. Woot!
You may be familiar with Sophia's popular food blog Veggies Don't Bite. Her site is filled with drool-worthy, wholesome recipes that are downright scrumptious.
Alongside blogging full-time, she's a stay-at-home mom to her 3 little boys. She has become a pro at making kid-friendly recipes that are also big kid approved. Takes the stress out of making family meals.
The book is broken down into 4 simple, yet utterly delicious categories with over 75 recipes to choose from. That includes 27 burgers, 26 burritos, 19 sauces and 4 sides.
Sophia has marked each recipe from Level 1 to 3 (where's the kitchen to I don't mind getting fancy) and most of them are marked as Level 1. So even kitchen newbies can feel comfortable making these tasty meals.
If you're drooling just reading that, wait until you see the enticing photos to go along with each and every recipe. Sophia's photography is on point and makes you want to head to the kitchen and start cooking.
You won't need much to get started with Vegan Burgers and Burritos, just some kitchen basics. Sophia recommends a food processor and high-powered blender, but if you don't have them, she shares tips to work around it.
One of my favorite things in Sophia's book is the kid-friendly notes on each recipe. This is perfect because you can feed your kiddos and the adults without having to make separate meals. That's a big plus for me.
Have you ever made a veggie burger that fell apart or became mushy? Well, you don't have to worry anymore because you'll get some expert tips to avoid that.
It's really easy to roll the perfect burrito once you get the hang of it. You'll find easy-to-follow instructions to master it, along with step-by-step photographs.
Alright, let's give our burrito-making skills a spin!
If you make this recipe, I'd love to hear what you think in the comment section below. It would really make my day. You can also follow me on Instagram and share your creation with me. Just tag me @veganhuggs and hashtag #veganhuggs so I don't miss it.
Chipotle and lime were meant to be soul mates. The flavor combo is insanely amazing. This easy-to-throw-together burrito is meant to be eaten in silence. The flavor gods need to be thanked for this one. This recipe is reprinted with permission from Vegan Burgers and Burritos by Sophia DeSantis, Page Street Publishing Co. 2017.
To make the vegetables, sauté the peppers and onion in a pan over medium heat with veggie broth, lime juice, salt, and garlic powder until cooked and fragrant, about 10 to 12 minutes. You may need to add more broth if it gets too dry. The mixture is ready when the veggies are soft and almost sticky looking.
To make the rice and beans, put the cooked rice, beans, cilantro, lime juice, salt, and chipotle powder in a bowl and stir well.
Once everything is ready, build the burritos by filling the tortillas with the rice and beans, sautéed veggies, avocado, and shredded cabbage.
Drizzle the cream sauce or salsa over the filling ingredients.
You can optionally grill the seam for 7 to 8 minutes until it seals and closes the burrito. You can also grill the other side to make it crisp.
Put the cashews, water, red onion, lemon juice, garlic, paprika, salt and chipotle seasoning into a high-speed blender and purée until smooth. Refrigerate the cream to thicken.
Kids: This burrito can be served as a bowl if folding a burrito is too hard! Do not add spicy peppers or chipotle powder. Also, substitute spicy peppers with bell peppers.
Smoky Tangy Cream: If you are not using a high-speed blender, there are a couple of options for making your sauce smooth: You can use a coffee grinder to grind everything to a fine powder, or make sure to soak your cashews overnight, or for at least 2 to 3 hours. If you forget, you can also boil them for 30 minutes.